Harvard Art Museums > 1971.59: Coffee Pot Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Coffee Pot (Nathaniel Hurd) , 1971.59,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/227866. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1971.59 People Nathaniel Hurd, American (Boston, MA 1729 - 1777 Boston, MA) Title Coffee Pot Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 1765 Places Creation Place: North America, United States, Massachusetts, Boston Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/227866 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 24.1 x 21.6 x 11.4 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: top center: N Hurd inscription: On exterior, raised, just under lip: N Hurd. On bottom: CAM/from/Father Provenance Recorded Ownership History Reverend Charles Chauncy, from the artist?, 1765. Frederick S. Moseley. Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1971. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Frederick S. Moseley Accession Year 1971 Object Number 1971.59 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Everted moulded rim, body curves to splayed base. Curved spout with slight ornament. Scroll handle sockets-- lower one forms tip of wooden handle. Domed moulded cover with turned flame finial. Engraved with impaled arms of Chauncey and Stoddard in scroll and foliate cartouche. Made for the Reverend Charles Chauncey, grandson of the second president of Harvard and pastor of the First Congregational Church 1727-1787, married Mary Stoddard in 1765 (his third wife).Silver with dark wood handle. Hinged lid with finial at top. Foot and spout made separately from pot. Engraved crest on side with griffin above, lion, crosslet, three stars in shield. Exhibition History Resetting the Table: Food and Our Changing Tastes, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11/16/2019 - 12/31/2024 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
